stm25rs Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Took him to a local pet ER yesterday since our regular vet is booked out for a few weeks. Basically confirmed what our friend said regarding nerve issue. Also took an x-ray to rule out fracture, and shaved his lame foot to confirm there was no secondary snake bite or other localized wound. They didn't see anything on the x-ray but sending the images to an external resource to confirm. Next step is visit with a neurologist. Forgot to mention in the previous posts....we have pet insurance, so we'd only be paying 20% of bills, and that's if the initial ER isn't liable for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos22B Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Shoot, so sorry to hear that. Hopefully he heals on his own and doesn't need any more vets poking at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) He'll be getting poked a bit by the neurologist, but that should be the last if it for a bit, then just play the waiting game. He has started licking/cleaning his lame paw today, so maybe that's a sign he's getting some sensation back. Edited August 3, 2021 by stm25rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunzo Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Are cats allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Are cats allowed? Yes Cool pic Also check out the Cat pictures thread: https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/its-caturday-v2-266274.html Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Sir, that's a bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Are murder hobos allowed? If you must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Doggo is still pretty limpy. On Friday he started using his bad leg/paw a little bit while outside, and has slowly been using it more and more. But he's also incredibly lethargic. Hoping it's just a side effect of the antibiotics - tomorrow is his last day of those. He goes for maybe a 10 minute walk in the morning then just a brief step outside to pee in the evening. Isn't interested in playing inside at all. Was hardly eating his food, so I picked up some canned food to mix in to his kibble and that at least has gotten him eating. Neuro appointment is the 20th so hopefully can learn more then. Oh, and we got the clinical notes from the ER vet and it's total chicken scratch....so gonna be requesting a typed up version we can actually read. Edited August 11, 2021 by stm25rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) Have seen continued improvement in use of rear leg, and finally seeing some of his personality coming back - picking up toys to play tug, and that sort of thing. Neuro appointment was this morning. Said the nerve issue was either at the spine or just below the spine, in the upper thigh. Doc said if the dog presented like this without the snake bite, he'd say it was almost definitely FCE, fibrocartilaginous embolism from trauma/activity injury, causing a spinal stroke. However, with the snake bite, it's more likely to be thrombosis from the venom, but also resulting in a spinal stroke. Offered to do an MRI to better determine the diagnosis (and rule out tumor but that's highly unlikely considering the limp happened right after the bite), but that would include anesthesia which has it's own risk. And the treatment plan would be the same either way - continued slowly increasing amount of exercise, and check with our regular vet for any physical therapy, including potential laser therapy and/or acupuncture. If we aren't back close to 100% at 60 days (Sept 30) then consider MRI at that point. Edited August 20, 2021 by stm25rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Doggo is making great progress, I'm so freaking proud of him. The bite was July 30th, the attached video was from today, Sept 4th, and neurologist said by 60 days should be close to 100%, so I think he's on a great track.http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/61336c02787a7/20210904_072556.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Did you kill the snake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Did you kill the snake?No. We were backpacking so didn't have any tools to do so, could have ended up getting ourselves bit in the process. Maybe could have found a rock to crush it with. Also, it's illegal to kill wildlife in National Parks (not that we would have gotten caught), and it's not like the snake did anything wrong. It was just being a snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Oct.5th Boy Fluffy coat Corgi Oh shit:lol: Apparently he's pretty mellow, should get along Ellie and Miles Need names, we're arguing over Leo or Sam ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino6303 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Oct.5th Boy Fluffy coat Corgi Oh shit[emoji38] Apparently he's pretty mellow, should get along Ellie and Miles Need names, we're arguing over Leo or SamGizmo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Gizmo... Can't do gizmo, my wife had a dog named that growing up ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I like people names for dogs. Sam is good. I've had Rikki, Sam, Wilbur, Jessica, Fritz, DJ, Dandy, plus many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 October 5th is the take home date? I think it's good to have a name or three in mind, but don't name until you bring them home and have been around them for a few days. Let their personality steer you towards a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 October 5th is the take home date? I think it's good to have a name or three in mind, but don't name until you bring them home and have been around them for a few days. Let their personality steer you towards a name. Yes, it'll be Tuesday evening, the breeder's husband will meet us at the airport like he did with Ellie. We had a few names in mind with Ellie before she arrived, pretty sure Ellie wasn't one of them. We gave it a couple days with her before we settled on it. ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Puppy pics ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Right pic did look like there was a "leak" but then I realized that it's a shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly00 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Right pic did look like there was a "leak" but then I realized that it's a shadow. Oh he's had a leak or two ♪Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.♫ -Bob Marley, Redemption Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 that's a cute pup. love the ears. looks like a furry yoda boxkita's actual name is Sid Vicious. The PO was going through his punk stage at the time. Let me tell you, kennels don't want to hear your akita/boxer mix is called Vicious... Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Packing up for our first camping trip since the snake bite. Just a car camping trip this time....and my veterinarian friend is coming with us. Hoping for better luck than last time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 "we are going for a hike" happy smile there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm25rs Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 He did great! No snakes, and he got to be off leash on Saturday - super rainy and empty trails. Sunday was a nice day so trails were crowded.....and we did sections closer to the gorge so probably would have kept him on leash anyway. Surprisingly, the leaves haven't changed much. When we booked the campsite, we were thinking we'd be a little past peak foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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